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Chris & Ahmed touch on every Week 11 game in a Survival Sunday for the NFC Contenders, and go deep diving on Cards-Niners and Texans-Ravens.(2:00) Gimme The Headline: Vikings 27-Broncos 23 "How about Clutch-y Kirk?"(7:15) Saints 34-Buccaneers 17 Is Michael Thomas an MVP candidate?(13:25) Rams 17-Bears 7 "Khalil Mack has gone dormant...Aaron Donald is the best defender in football."(21:00) Film Deep Dive #1: 49ers 36-Cardinals 26 "Jimmy Garoppolo's mistakes are boneheaded mistakes."(32:30) "The Kyler Murray effect is real"(39:00) Dak Prescott wins the Best Of Week 11 Offensive Award(43:45) The Patriots Defense wins the Best of Week 11 Defensive Award(47:45) Who on the Eagles defense (not Ronald Darby) is to blame for the Patriots trick play TD?(53:30) Film Deep Dive #2: Ravens 41-Texans 7 "The Ravens are the best team in football."(1:02:25) How the Ravens shut down Deshaun Watson(1:12:50) Damn! Okay starts with Raiders DE Maxx Crosby(1:16:00) Where does Jon Gruden fall in Chris' Coach of the Year rankings?

Florio gets out the broom before he and Simms pick every game of Week 11, and Macy chimes in with some takes:(2:30) Chris considers doing the opposite(3:30) TNF: Steelers at Browns "James Conner is back, and the Browns are not a good run defense."(6:45) Texans at Ravens "It's Lamar vs Deshaun "(11:00) Falcons at Panthers "I think if it falls apart this year, Ron Rivera will be out of a job."(14:30) Cowboys at Lions "I don't know if everyone realizes the Cowboys have the No. 1 offense in football."(17:30) Jaguars at Colts "I this Nick Foles going to energize this team."(21:15) Bills at Dolphins "This is the first time all year I'm picking the Dolphins to win."(24:30) Broncos at Vikings "The Vikings can't afford to lose this one."(29:00) Saints at Buccaneers "The Saints are shooken up now."(31:45) Jets at Redskins "Let's just pick a score on this one and move on."(32:15) Cardinals at 49ers "Macy shut up! We're doing a podcast!"(36:15) Bengals at Raiders "It's the Bo Jackson revenge game!"(40:45) Patriots at Eag

Chris dives into the biggest plays of the week in "What The $&*%! Happened?".(3:45) Steelers 17-Rams 12: Jared Goff's 3 turnovers "Ok, the guy's not open. You gotta do something else."(9:30) Chris has advice for Sean McVay to "reinvent himself"(12:30) How Minkah Fitzpatrick and the Steelers D took Cooper Kupp from 220 yards to zero(16:00) Packers 24-Panthers 16: GB's goal-line stand "Kyle Allen's got Christian McCaffrey open for a touchdown."(24:30) The Packers were not ready for the final play...and it helped them(30:45) Vikings 28-Cowboys 24: Big Phil joins to discuss the Cowboys failed 4th down(38:20) Were the Cowboys too worried about the clock? Chris & Paul disagree.(49:10) Steelers, Raiders, Bills and Colts: which dark horse does Big Phil like the best?(59:00) Seahawks 27-49ers 24 (OT): " It was the best game I've seen any NFL defender play all season."(1:04:00) "Jimmy Garoppolo did not play that bad."(1:13:15) Raiders 26-Chargers 24: Josh Jacobs game-winning TD "Rodney Huson was the star of the

Simms breaks down Week 10:(3:20) Vikings-Cowboys: Why Minnesota might be better than the group that made it to the NFCCG a couple years ago(8:25) Why is Dallas wearing the navy blues at home??(11:30) Panthers-Packers: Is Green Bay as good as their 8-2 record? We definitely didn't see vintage Aaron Rodgers(14:20) Rams-Steelers: We saw a Steel City ass whuppin. And why it's okay to say that Todd Gurley isn't the same player he used to be.(16:20) "Sean McVay has to reinvent himself"(18:55) Simms self-scouts thyself when it comes to re-evaluating the Minkah Fitzpatrick trade(21:30) Falcons-Saints film deep dive: How in the world did the Saints not score a TD vs the Falcons? Atlanta was not gonna let the short passing game beat them(26:50) "I wrote 'Where is the run, question mark, question mark'"(32:35) "I do think Drew Brees is aware of his lack of arm strength"(37:00) Simms takes a small victory lap related to his QB rankings. Where are all the Goff & Rivers Truthers now?(39:20) "He's being paid like one of

Simms rants about pushes before he and Florio get to picking every game for Week 10:(2:30) "If I pick a push, I should get a win!"(5:25) TNF: Chargers at Raiders "I'm going down to crazyville with the Chargers tonight."(9:35) Lions at Bears "The Lions defense is not good. It's one of the worst in football."(13:05) Ravens at Bengals "No one knows what to expect from Ryan Finley or A.J. Green."(17:15) Bills at Browns "The Bills are kind of a fraudulent 6-2, and I think Bills fans would admit it."(21:10) Falcons at Saints "The Falcons desperation-meter is at 10+."(25:00) Giants at Jets "Daniel Jones has shown more promise than what we've seen from Sam Darnold."(27:45) Cardinals at Buccaneers "Last week Jameis Winston played awesome football, there's no denying it."(31:20) Chiefs at Titans "Please Andy Reid, run some of Matt Moore's plays with Patrick Mahomes."(39:10) Dolphins at Colts "The Colts play down to their competition almost every week."(42:15) Panthers at Packers "If there's any doubt with Davante Adam

Chris updates his QB Rankings for the first time since preseason, and he and Paul dive into the biggest plays of the week in "What The $&*%! Happened?".(2:15) Chiefs 26-Vikings 23: Damien Williams 91-yd TD run "Harrison Smith was put in a bad spot."(10:00) "The Kansas City defense has turned the corner. They're not going to be the pushover we saw early in the year."(14:50) "There were 2-3 throws where I wish Kirk Cousins was aggressive."(21:10) Raiders 31-Lions 24: OAK goal-line stand "I'd rather go down with my best player, and that's Matthew Stafford."(26:10) Broncos 24-Browns 19: CLE failed 4th down "This tells me the game is moving too fast for Baker Mayfield."(36:05) Big Phil joins to give his reaction to Chris' updated QB Rankings(44:20) "What game has Tom Brady won for the Patriots this year?"(46:55) "Jacoby Brissett has done many things, but doesn't get the attention or highlights."(51:20) "Jimmy Garoppolo at 15...too low or too high?"(57:45) Chris responds to Twitter gripes about his QB rankings:

Chris & Ahmed recap all 12 Sunday games of Week 9 and dive deep into the Ravens win over the Patriots and the Seahawks-Bucs OT game.(6:10) Film Deep Dive #1: Ravens O vs Patriots D "Baltimore did to New England what New England does to other teams."(19:40) Chris explains why Bill Belichick has problems with running quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson.(24:55) Patriots O vs Ravens D "It's amazing how fearless Tom Brady is in the pocket at 42 years old."(32:05) "Earl Thomas can't run anymore...He's lost a gear. He's lost two gears."(33:35) Ahmed reveals his favorite fast food place.(37:40) Chiefs 26-Vikings 23 "No Patrick Mahomes is a little bit of a blessing in disguise for the offense."(41:45) Steelers 26-Colts 24 "Bud Dupree has the ability to take over games."(44:20) Raiders 31-Lions 24 "Josh Jacobs is clearly the favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year."(49:00) Chris demonstrates how Lamar Jackson avoids big hits(51:20) Film Deep Dive #2: Seahawks O vs Buccaneers D "Russell Wilson is arguably the best dee

Florio has some Halloween costume takes before he and Simms get to picking every game for Week 9:(0:40) I'll eat some Werther's Originals, be miserable and be happy in my misery."(5:30) TNF: 49ers at Cardinals "There's this hesitation to give the 49ers their due."(10:55) Texans vs Jaguars (in London) "I don't know if this is a team Deshaun Watson can take over against."(16:55) Redskins at Bills "If I knew it was Dwayne Haskins, I might give the Redskins less of a chance."(21:05) Titans at Panthers "Ryan Tannehill may be the Titans starting QB in 2020 if he keeps this up."(26:15) Vikings at Chiefs "Prove me wrong, Kirk Cousins!"(33:40) Jets at Dolphins "Adam Gase will be extra motivated to beat the team that fired him."(38:40) Bears at Eagles "Philadelphia! Doug Pederson!! Run the ^&*#ing ball!!!"(43:10) Colts at Steelers "I feel like Mason Rudolph found something on Monday."(52:35) Lions at Raiders "I don't think I've picked the Raiders to win a game all year."(56:10) Buccaneers at Seahawks "I think Jamei

Chris & Paul do a "What The $&*%! Happened?" where they deep dive the best (Deshaun Watson) and worst (WTF Miami?) plays of the week. Also, Big Phil stops by and defends Mitchell Trubisky.(3:00) AZ-NO: Drew Brees' TD pass to Taysom Hill "Now that Brees is back, Taysom Hill is a weapon again in the offense."(11:05) "If the Saints have a weakness, it's Brees' ability to stretch the field."(18:25) OAK-HOU: Deshaun Watson gets kicked in the face, still throws TD "Watson is not Charlie Checkdown, he's Bobby Bombs-Away."(28:35) Big Phil reveals if it's true that Chris was a good student in high school(31:45) "Do you think the Chicago Bears are salvageable?"(36:35) On Aaron Rodgers: "Let me say this. NOBODY ELSE COULD MAKE THOSE THROWS."(48:55) "Who wins right now? The 49ers or the Patriots?"(51:30) CLE-NE: Browns back-to-back-to-back turnovers "Jonathan Jones is the star not for the fumble, but for the hustle."(56:40) On Baker Mayfield's shovel pass interception: "This is a play he's not even supposed to th

Chris & Ahmed recap all 13 Sunday games of Week 8 and dive deep into Panthers-49ers & Packers-Chiefs.(2:25) Saints 31-Cardinals 9 "He looked like the same old Drew Brees, like he hadn't missed a beat."(7:20) Patriots 27-Browns 13 "The Patriots, even with the easy schedule, seem to be dodging some bullets"(13:15) Film Deep Dive #1: Panthers O vs 49ers D "The 49ers defense is every bit in the conversation with the Patriots"(19:35) "Nick Bosa is more made for the NFL than his brother Joey"(24:05) 49ers O vs Panthers D "The 49ers play-design is No. 1 in the NFL."(27:20) "Who will have more targets moving forward: George Kittle or Emmanuel Sanders?"(32:00) Rams 24-Bengals 10 "Cooper Kupp is legitimately good. This isn't just a system guy."(35:40) Seahawks 27-Falcons 20 "The Seahawks secondary is a little questionable."(38:20) Lions 31-Giants 26 "I'd like to hear some talk about how Matthew Stafford is playing so well."(40:35) On players-only meetings: "Guys! We have to play harder!"(41:30) Chargers 17-Bear

Simms & Florio pick every game against the spread for Week 8:(1:10) "If Kirk Cousins wins Super Bowl MVP, I will get a Kirk Cousins tattoo on my arm. Guaranteed."(4:30) TNF: Redskins at Vikings "I think the Redskins will be a pain in the ass early."(7:25) Seahawks at Falcons "No matter what Matt plays QB for the Falcons, they're done."(11:10) Eagles at Bills "The Bills don't really have that signature win yet."(15:15) Chargers at Bears "I think the loser of this game is going to flat-out collapse."(19:30) Giants at Lions "Pat Shurmur quietly had one of the worst decisions in the league last week."(24:15) Broncos at Colts Florio floats a Von Miller trade proposition for an NFC team.(29:40) Jets at Jaguars "Can we get the name Haley Joel Darnold to stick?"(33:30) Bengals at Rams in London Florio learns what "wanker" means.(37:00) Cardinals at Saints "This is the toughest environment Kyler Murray has had to play in."(39:50) Buccaneers at Titans "I like what I saw from Ryan Tannehill last week."(45:05) Panthe

Chris & Ahmed do a special "What The $&*%! Happened? Players Edition" where they react to the uproar over Sam Darnold's mic'ed up moment and Chris names his Top 5 Offensive Minds in the NFL.(2:50) Sam Darnold "To say 'I'm seeing ghosts out there.'...That shows confidence to me."(8:20) Chris is still waiting to see a ghost in his house(9:10) "Bill Belichick said 'I don't think their blitz plan is up to snuff. I've gotta expose it.'"(21:20) Ezekiel Elliott "I think at time Zeke tries to be too perfect with his vision."(26:35) "As far as a route-runner, Amari Cooper might be the best."(28:25) Carson Wentz "It's hard to look good when everyone else around you is sucking."(30:50) DeMarcus Lawrence "He whupped Lane Johnson."(36:20) Mitchell Trubisky "You could put whoever you want at quarterback for the Bears...they suck."(44:05) Jalen Ramsey "Matt Ryan missed Julio on a few routes. Why? Because he's afraid of Jalen Ramsey."(50:45) Jacoby Brissett "Frank Reich is a Top 5 offensive mind in the NFL."(1:01:00)

Chris & Paul hit every game from Sunday in their Week 7 recap, and deep dive on Raiders-Packers & Ravens-Seahawks.(3:15) Film Deep Dive #1: Packers O vs Raiders D "The Packers offense is no longer a work in progress"(12:45) Packers D vs Raiders O "The Packers defense is going in the wrong direction"(20:35) Praising Josh Jacobs & "Darren Waller is in the convo for the 2nd-best TE in the NFL"(25:55) Vikings-Lions Florio loses his Kirk Cousins bet(29:40) Saints-Bears "I've given up trying to defend Trubisky. He's worse this year than last year."(35:00) Rams-Falcons "You. Julio. Mano-a-mano. Do what you gotta do."(37:20) 49ers-Redskins "The Redskins are lucky it was a monsoon, because Kyle would tried to score 50 on them."(39:00) Ravens O vs Seahawks D "Hell yeah coach let's go for it!"(46:25) What Chris saw on the Lamar Jackson 4th & 2 TD(50:10) Seahawks O vs Ravens D "Marlon Humphrey isn't Jalen Ramsey or Stephon Gilmore, but he's in the next conversation"(53:55) What Russell Wilson didn't see o

Simms & Florio pick every game against the spread for Week 7:(0:45) Florio tells the story of how he got his first Vikings jersey(5:10) TNF: Chiefs at Broncos "The formula is out there for keeping it close with the Chiefs"(9:35) Rams at Falcons "We both wanna get our popcorn ready to see how Jalen Ramsey fits"(13:40) Dolphins at Bills "I think Ryan Fitzpatrick will give the Dolphins a lift."(17:25) Jaguars at Bengals "Are you deliberately saying 'Bangles' now??"(23:00) Vikings at Lions "I guarantee you if the Vikings win, I will wear a Kirk Cousins jersey next Thursday."(28:55) Raiders at Packers "I like that Jon Gruden's had 2 weeks to prepare for this game."(35:10) Texans at Colts "If they lose, you've gotta get past this smitten-with-the-quarterback thing."(39:45) Cardinals at Giants "The Giants are not athletic up front, and that scares me against Kyler Murray."(43:05) 49ers at Redskins "The Shanahan motivation will be a factor."(47:55) Chris explains the time he legitimately wanted to kick Florio's a

Chris & Paul defends a Browns playcall & the Eagles secondary. and dives into the Monday night gamesmanship between Trey Flowers & David Bakhtiari in the debut of our new segment: What The $&*%! Happened? And as always, Big Phil swings by to give his thoughts on the latest NFL news.(2:40) Jalen Ramsey traded to Rams "This opens up the box of creativity for Wade Phillips"(12:00) Marcus Peters traded to Ravens "He fits into the bad-ass renegade culture of that team"(16:40) The debut of What The $&*%! Happened?(17:30) Play #1: Sam Darnold 92-yd TD to Robby Anderson "Dallas is predictable. They don't do enough on defense."(25:50) "There are too many moments when DeMarcus Lawrence just doesn't show up"(28:00) Play #2: Cowboys failed 2-pt conversion "Hey, go into the end zone and turn around!"(36:05) Big Phil joins to praise the Lions defense and dissect the body language of Aaron Rodgers(43:15) Ranking the NFC's best: 49ers, Packers, Saints & Seahawks(47:00) Comparing Sam Darnold's feet to

Chris & Ahmed hit every game from Sunday in their Week 6 recap.(3:10) Doug Pederson's guarantee: "We're going down to Dallas and we're gonna win"(5:15) Eagles-Vikings "When Philly leaves their corners man-to-man, they're burnt toast"(9:50) Cowboys-Jets "If I'm a defense, I have no fear of Ezekiel Elliott anymore"(15:25) "Sam Darnold is a pinpoint intermediate passer"(16:55) Redskins-Dolphins Nostrasimmsus takes a lap(24:00) Film Deep Dive #1: 49ers O vs Rams D "It's the 49ers and the Patriots for the best defense in the NFL"(31:20) "McVay needs to do more. When the Rams run game doesn't work, they're limited."(33:50) 49ers O vs Rams D "Jimmy Garoppolo. There are concerns."(41:30) Seahawks-Browns "You could argue that Russell Wilson is the best QB in football."(47:10) Saints-Jaguars "If Drew Brees was playing, it's not gonna be that big of a difference."(51:10) Panthers-Buccaneers "I respect this about Jameis Winston...he goes down swinging."(57:25) Film Deep Dive #2: Chiefs O vs Texans D "The predictabili

Simms & Florio pick every game from Week 6 in their usual Unbuttoned/PFT PM joint podcast. They disagree on a Texans-Chiefs shootout, talk about the Browns odds of bouncing back vs Seattle, and set high expectations for the 49ers.(5:35) TNF: Giants-Patriots "The Patriots will win, will they win by enough?"(7:55) Panthers-Buccaneers (in London) "Christian McCaffrey should be able to carry the Panthers."(11:50) Bengals-Ravens "The Bengals are not scared of the Ravens, but they're outmanned."(15:55) Seahawks-Browns "What made Baker Mayfield successful last year was Cleveland running the ball."(25:00) Saints-Jaguars "The Jaguars want to run the ball first. You don't run on the Saints."(30:10) Texans-Chiefs "Watson vs Mahomes. It just doesn't get any better than that."(35:00) Redskins-Dolphins "Let's not waste people on planet Earth's time with this one."(35:50) Eagles-Vikings "Diggs, Thielen, Cousins...they're back in the trust tree together!"(43:50) Falcons-Cardinals "I'm think Ryan-Ridley-Jones can get it d

A little different format this week as Chris has Big Phil on for the whole pod for a Deep Dive. They answer your Twitter questions on Jimmy Garoppolo and the Raiders dominating the Bears, and Phil tells a story about postgame drama with Ronnie Lott.(1:30) Handshakegate - "This could be a good thing for Baker Mayfield"(4:25) Big Phil recounts his own handshake drama with Ronnie Lott(8:50) Browns O vs 49ers D - "The things we were worried about Baker coming out of college are rearing their ugly head"(18:45) 49ers O vs Browns D "This was more of a schematic cremation"(29:15) Raiders O vs Bears D "The 24-21 score is misleading. The Raiders dominated that game."(40:00) Bears O vs Raiders D "There is no calling card to the Bears offense."(48:40) Vikings O vs Giants D "Minnesota needs to find more ways to move when they're playing a good defense."(1:03:15) Texans O vs Falcons D "The Houston offense is getting into form."(1:10:20) Are you more encouraged by the Vikings offense or Texans offense?(1:16:40) Ravens O vs

Chris & Ahmed react to Jay Gruden's firing, touch on every game in Week 5 and dive deep into Colts-Chiefs & Packers-Cowboys. Ahmed has a pop quiz for Chris on a stunning Redskins stat, and Chris gets to sing for one of his QBs.(2:20) Redskins fire Jay Gruden(7:25) How much is Bruce Allen to blame?(11:30) Pop quiz: Who was the last Redskins All-Pro?(12:40) Patriots-Redskins "The best offenses in the NFL are running the football"(14:15) Bears-Raiders "I haven't seen the Bears front pushed around like that in a while"(20:35) Film Deep Dive #1: Chiefs O vs Colts D "The Chiefs just won't run the ball"(30:40) Colts O vs Chiefs D "Quenton Nelson is maybe the best O-lineman in football"(39:00) Falcons-Texans Chris sings Deshaun Watson's praises(41:55) Buccaneers-Saints & Jaguars-Panthers "You mean you don't need a franchise QB to win a game?"(47:25) Ravens-Steelers "Only 1 of Lamar's Jackson's INTs were his fault"(50:55) Film Deep Dive #2: Packers O vs Cowboys D "I worry about Dallas vs good quarterbacks"

Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Have the Eagles and Saints found their groove? Will the Cowboys or Packers rebound from their first loss? And can the Colts get revenge in a playoff rematch at Arrowhead?(3:55) TNF: Rams-Seahawks "The Rams offensive line is worse than we've seen in years"(7:15) Jaguars-Panthers: "Kyle Allen has never started a home game"(13:10) Cardinals-Bengals "It's not working for the Cardinals"(16:25) Falcons-Texans "The Falcons should be 0-4"(20:25) Buccaneers-Saints "I think the Saints are finding their groove with Teddy"(24:05) Vikings-Giants "If it's a close game, you should pick the Giants to win"(29:05) Bears-Raiders (in London) "Khalil Mack knows what it takes to break Derek Carr"(33:20) Jets-Eagles "The Eagles are getting into their groove"(36:50) Ravens-Steelers "I need to see this Steelers offense do it one more than once"(41:05) Bills-Titans "The Titans lose when they're favorites and win when they're underdogs"(44:35) Patriots-Reds